acute phase protein

acute phase protein
any of the non-antibody proteins, produced mainly in the liver, found in increased amounts in serum during the acute phase response; they include C-reactive protein, serum amyloid A protein, fibrinogen, α1-acid glycoprotein, and procalcitonin.

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